Since we left Melbourne its seems that its the the last of everything....seats on planes, Airport Gates out the boonies, last on planes due to delays...hehehe, but don't get me wrong its been a great trip with everything going smoothly apart from the approach to Sydney where we hit a storm cell and got shaken up a bit and the plane had to circle 3 or 4 times before we could land.
This meant that our 1hr & 10mins wait for our connecting flight to Tokyo became a mad dash for the plane so we didn't miss it.
Snappy Eating on the plane to Tokyo - Greek Style Chicken with Pearl Barely and Vegies
The flight to Tokyo was uneventful and we had plenty of time at Narita Airport ( International) to organise our Rail Passes for the middle of the trip. Then it was a bus trip over to the Haneda (Domestic)Airport for our flight out to Ashikawa.
Snappy munching on mini oreo's at Ashikawa
Mt Fuji
First Snow sighted on the way to Ashikawa
Snow Flurries across the tarmac at Ashikawa
Temperature at Ashikawa Airport ~ -7.2 deg...brrr
After getting off the plane we had a short bus trip to Furano and it still amazes me how pristine and flat the snow on the side of the road and in the paddocks is.
We finally arrived at our home for the next week, B&B Furano its simple but comfortable and close to the ski runs which is the most important. Once we had a nap and went for a wander to pick up some munchies we headed off to Tirol Mongolian BBQ for dinner and as always it was the perfect way to finish off a big day of travel.
Dinner
Whilst we were walking around the snow was "crunchy" to walk almost like walking on polystyrene..so we took a small movie so you could here it...it was -10 at the time and very still.
So that was our first couple of days travelling and exploring....hit the slopes tomorow and see how bad we have become on the ski's/Snowboard...haha
Goodnight all...I'm stuffed and need sleep and this bed is very comfy...night!!
